OVAC Round Up This fall, OVAC will partner with the Oklahoma Arts Council to create a visual artist track for their Statewide Arts Conference. The sessions will feature national artist business consultant Alyson Stanfield of ArtBizCoach as well as other excellent presenters. The conference will be October 26 and 27, 2011 in Tulsa. Please save the date and watch for more information released soon. Are you willing to get gonged for your art? The Photo Slam is back. OVAC is partnering with the Oklahoma City Museum of Art for the fun, casual venue for Oklahoma photographers to share what they do. Twelve selected photographers will get 5 minutes each to speak about their work along with slides, samples, digital images or other tools. The public event will be May 19, 2011 at 7 pm in the Noble Theater at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Photo Slam is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Amy
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Blakemore: Photographs 1988-2008, on display March 17-June 19, 2011. Photographers can apply to participate until March 15. See the Special Events section of our website or call for more info.
Upcoming Artist Survival Kit Workshops:
OVAC was saddened to say goodbye to several friends and colleagues over the past few months. Norman artists DJ Lafon and Dixie Erickson passed away in January. Lafon was a long-time professor at East Central University who exhibited nationwide and mentored many. Erickson served as an artist-in-residence and community leader throughout her career.
April 2: The Artist’s Guide to World Domination: Marketing and Selling Online, OKC
March 19: Paint by Numbers: Tax Tips for Artists, Stillwater
May 7: Every Artist Insured, OKC See www.ArtistSurvivalKit.org or call 405-879-2400 to register or for more information. n
Past OVAC Board member Richard Person passed away in December. A vocal advocate of giving more money to artists’ projects, Pearson served on the Grants Committee for five years and supported many of OVAC’s projects.
Thank you to our New and Renewing Members from November and December 2010 Nicole Adkisson Bryan Appleby Andy and Marilyn Artus Amber Bailey Kimberly Baker Carol Beesley Joy Reed Belt Traci Bentley Larry Bierman Julie Bohannon Deborah Brackenbury John Brandenburg and Janet Massad Alva Brockus Shana Brown Stephanie and Craig Brudzinski Sarah Clough Chambers Dian Church Angela Church Randy Clay
W. Maurice Clyma JR Cooke Audrey Schmitz and Ken Crowder Dorothy Danen Tabitha Deskin Elizabeth Downing Bunky Echo-Hawk Debra Engel Tom and Jean Ann Fausser Ron Fleming Becky Foust Elisha Gallegos Dan Garrett Diane Glenn Steven Golsen Douglas Gordon Almira Grammer Julie Greenwood Mary Lou Gresham Barbara Hair
Lou Moore Hale Kirkland and Julia Hall Nancy Hamill Aaron Hauck Bob and Janet Hawks Ana Heaton Laura Anne Heller Marla Hice James J. Huelsman Amy Hundley Todd Jenkins Ellen Jonsson William and Janie Morris Nicholas Kyle and Rose Allison Judy Laine Sharyl Landis Jean Langford Jan Maddox Janet Massad Janice Mathews-Gordon
Janice McCormick and Ed Main Marie Miller Jacque Mitchener Diane Moershel Sharon J. Montgomery Wendy Mutz Hunter Nesbitt Romney Oualline Nesbitt Bob E. Palmer Beth Parker Soni Parsons David and Patty Phelps Ryan Ringle Dana Robertson Liz Rodda Ann Saxton Rob Smith Lisa Sorrell Cheryl Swanson Cindy Swanson
Lacye Swilley-Russell Suzanne C. Thomas Skip Thompson Joyce Ulstrup Becky and Michael Way Tom Wester Janie Wester Frank Wick Mary Witt Mark Wittig Christa Woods Joanne Woodward Dean and Kelly Wyatt Mickel Yantz Marina Yereshenko Philbrook Museum of Art, Tom Young Bj Zorn
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